2/8/2024 0 Comments 1942 bar![]() In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain on the Channel Front, he claimed his sixth and final victory on the Western Front. He then transferred to Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3-3rd Fighter Wing), flying the single-engined Messerschmitt Bf 109. Gollob claimed one victory during the Battle of the Heligoland Bight and two victories during the Norwegian Campaign. He claimed his first aerial victory on 5 September 1939 during the invasion of Poland. ![]() In 1939, Gollob was posted to Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76-76th Destroyer Wing), a heavy fighter wing. In March 1938, following the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, Gollob was transferred to the Luftwaffe. Gollob volunteered for military service in the Austrian Armed Forces in 1933. Gollob claimed the majority of his victories over the Eastern Front, and six over the Western Front. A fighter ace, he was credited with 150 enemy aircraft shot down in over 340 combat missions. Gordon Gollob (16 June 1912 – 7 September 1987) was an Austrian fighter pilot during World War II. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
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